Iowa state Rep. Mary Mascher, who has been investigating the best way to have solar panels installed at her Iowa City home, has come up with a plan to donate excess solar power to low-income customers in peril of having their electricity shut off.

U.S.-based SunEdison and First Solar on Sunday committed to build more than 20,000 megawatts of clean energy capacity in India by 2022, a boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to meet ambitious renewable targets.